NCAA quiet time

TrueBlue:
Here is the definition provided by the NCAA from the D1 manual:

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13 13.02.4.3 Quiet Period. A quiet period is that period of time when it is permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution’s campus. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts or evaluations may be made during the quiet period.

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It just means that for D1 coaches, they are not suppose to actively recruit prospects during a "quiet period" unless the player is on their campus.

College coaches cannot evaluate prospects or have any contact with prospects off of their campus during quiet periods. It is allowed for you to attend camps on their or meet with them on their campus at that time. But nothing off campus.

(Sorry for the redundant post...I see RHP05 got to it just before me. )

Justbaseball - I guess great minds think alike ... & it looks like we do too!

I have a question regarding this. How can D1/D2 coaches attend showcases during this quiet period. Are they technically "working" for the showcase?

I know there are dead periods before signing dates to give players some down time, but why is there a dead period in early January?

Lets consider the DEAD PERIOD for Division I Baseball

"DEAD PERIOD---not permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on- or off-campus or permit official or unofficial visits"

THIS BEGINS TOMORROW, Jan 6, 2005 <12:01 AM> and runs thru Jan 10, 2005 <12:01 AM>

WHY??? Perhaps because of the Coaches Convention which runs 1/7 thru 1/9 !!!

I was under the impression that quiet and dead were actually two separate time periods that have different restrictions. Is this correct?

The quiet periods are designated on the recruiting calendar

There are certain dead periods --one within the current "quiet period" , another at the beginning September and one each before the early signing period and one before the soring signing period --the three "dead" periods outside of the current one are all in contact/evaluation periods

I hope this helps

Here is a quick reference to the NCAA Baseball site and the 2004-2005 DI Recruiting Calendar

thanks TR. Your the guru!

TR is right!

Those on and off periods of recruiting are voted/agreed on by the NCAA members who are the coaches.

Many of those periods are simply recruiting "truces"............................

Amazingly, the NCAA, with its communist manifesto intact, that we moan and B**** about is empowered by the coaches.............

Bottom line is simple--- The NCAA is what it is---don't try to figure it out--just go with it--it isnt going to change

I'm not trying to understand it, but I do think that this "quiet period" gives NAIA and JUCOs an advantage in recruiting during this time frame. It seems like NCAA wouldn't want that. I'm sure there's reasons that go beyond my understanding. JMO

The Division II and III schools are not affected by this either

I thought it was quite strange that our son received a call this past Sunday at 10:30am from the Assistant Director of Baseball at a D1 university. The call basically asked if he had signed yet and then asked if he would attend a 4 day workout camp this coming summer. Said he would have an opportunity to work out with the team. I was not only suprised by the phone call since this is the dead period, but also that they are discussing summer camps. My son is an '06. What gives?

lew -
The rules you usually hear of apply to a player prior to their senior year. For an '06 graduate, coaches may call once per week. See additional restrictions under "senior year" on page 29 of the 2005-06 NCAA Guide